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beat

Pronunciation: /biːt/

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German translation of beat

A. v.t. (beat, beaten /ˈbiːtn/)

  • schlagen; klopfen [Teppich]; (surpass) brechen [Rekord] hard to beat = schwer zu schlagen it beats me how/why … = es ist mir ein Rätsel wie/warum … beat time = den Takt schlagen beat it! (coll.) = hau ab! (ugs.) see also beaten 2

B. v.i. (beat, beaten)

C. n.

  • 1 (stroke, throbbing) Schlagen; [Mus.] (rhythm) Takt; (single beat) Schlag

Phrasal verbs

beat ˈoff

v.t. abwehren [Angriff]

beat ˈup

v.t. zusammenschlagen [Person]

beat in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of beat in the British & World English dictionary Definition of beat in the US English dictionary

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